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President of the Union Pacific railroad is William M. Jeffers, who started railroading with the Union Pacific as a messenger and call boy at North Platte, Neb. Later he was progressively named telegrapher, clerk, chief dispatcher at North Platte,…

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Photograph of the opening parade for the Trans-Mississippi Exposition, 1898 - Omaha Nebraska.

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Discussing Pedestrians . . . at the Oak and Broadway intersection is Harold Krogh, assistant public works director, Police Chief Nick Sulentic and City Manager Don Harmon.

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Relocated Highway 6 between Nicholas Street In Council Bluffs to Quick was to be opened about 2 p.m. Tuesday. Past the barricades are two bridges over Indian Creek. Interstate 80 crosses over the new highway at a point just over the horizon. Related…

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Reviewing History . . . of Epworth Methodist Church are the Rev. Gerald LaMotte, seated, Merle Duke, chairman of the Open House ceremony, and Mrs. Eugene Teller, church secretary.

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Standing In Front ...of new home is the Rabbi and Mrs. Jay Karzen of the B'nail Israel Synagogue.

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Central Baptist Church...graces a hilltop at the outskirts of Council Bluffs on some five acres of land. The cement block structure is painted white with charcoal trim. Ample parking area enables worshippers to park near the church at the ground…

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The Rev. Charles Proud...looks over his spacious sanctuary which seats comfortably 300 worshippers. Its hanging lights, long windows and light paneling gives it a soft, well lighted effect of richness. The red carpeting in the aisles continues to…

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The Rev. Charles Proud...looks over his spacious sanctuary which seats comfortably 300 worshippers. Its hanging lights, long windows an light paneling gives it a soft, well lighted effect of richness. The red carpeting in the aisles continues to…

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Central Baptist Church...graces a hilltop at the outskirts of Council Bluffs on some five acres of land. The cement block structure is painted white with charcoal trim. Ample parking area enables worshippers to park near the church at its ground…

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This Spacious Lounge . . . sets the modern trend of the new addition to the hospital. Large picture windows to the north overlook the broad patio front entrance which separates the entrance and the pediatric wing of the older section. The gift shop…

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Built-In Cameras . . . are featured in the overhanging lights directly above the operating tables. Pictured in one of the seven operating rooms located in the new wing are Miss Carol Scott of Avoca, a junior student in the hospital's school of…

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Central Supply . . . houses the autoclave which is in continuous use processing sterilized materials to supply the entire hospital. Mrs. Marguerite Stephens and Mrs. Dollie McQuinn, both nurse aides, are shown removing surgical packs from the heated…

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Looking over a marker designating the excavation site of the sunken steamship Bertrand at the DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge is refuge staff member Ed Loth.
The maker is one of the projects created by the Youth Conservation Corps and was on display…

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Crumbling Walls . . . around the Civil War veterans' memorial in Fairview Cemetery detract from the appearance of the monument.

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Above is the camera man's view of one of Avoca's pleasant residence streets.

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Judy Hall . . . will be a princess in the Ak-Sar-Ben coronation court and ball.

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Fishtail motion...is evident in derailed cars of Overland Limited passenger train. Several hundred feet of train is damaged.

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Roses for mother. . . of the four Allen boys buried Sunday in these white caskets are plucked from the sprays at her request by the Rev. Raymond Lott at the cemetery near Oakland. --Nonpareil Photo.
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